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The same day it introduced the touch-screen Samsung Rogue, Samsung quietly unveiled the Samsung M240. Made for Sprint, the M240 is all about communication. Features are few–you don’t even get Bluetooth–and the simple flip-phone design lends itself to making calls. On that front it does a decent job, but its performance didn’t...

Sprint Nextel stole the CTIA show last year when it introduced the Samsung Instinct. There was a lot to like about the touch-screen phone, so we were hopeful that Samsung would build on its successes with subsequent models. To our initial delight, the Samsung Instinct S30 made the rounds at CTIA this...

In case you haven’t noticed, the Google Android dam has broken. For almost a year, HTC was the only manufacturer to offer handsets with the operating system, but in the past month, Motorola and Samsung almost fell over each other to offer Android smartphones of their own. Moto gave us the satisfying...

The Samsung Intrepid made its debut at CTIA Fall 2009 as Sprint’s first Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone. Admittedly, we weren’t particularly impressed by the handset’s drab and slightly plasticky design when we saw it at the show but now that we’ve had some time to get to know the device, we can...

Even though we typically associate the touch-screen interface with smartphones and high-end feature phones, there are midrange devices that offer it as well. Take the Samsung Seek from Sprint, for example. Billed as a simple messaging phone with a social networking bent, the Seek comes with a decent touch-screen display in addition...

Thanks to its angular look, the Samsung PX2370 isn’t quite as sexy as the XL2370 is. Samsung didn’t think out the PX2370’s onscreen display placement well; its OSD is inferior to the XL2370’s display and makes navigating the menu a less fluid experience. Also, Samsung gave the PX2370 a lower maximum brightness...

Introduction Captivate is Samsung’s new Android powered smartphone for AT&T, and along with T-Mobile’s Vibrant it’s the first of the Korean phone maker’s “Galaxy S” devices to hit a US carrier. Featuring a 4″ screen with Super AMOLED technology, a super-quick 1GHz processor, and Android 2.1 OS paired with Samsung’s own TouchWiz...

While T-Mobile pioneered the Android “revolution” in the United States, the nation’s fourth largest wireless carrier hasn’t had a high-end, slate-like Android device until now. Enter the Samsung Vibrant, a member of the Galaxy S series, and the one that most closely resembles the European Galaxy S design. With a 1 GHz...

Introduction Samsung is at it again, and they’re expanding their Android horizons by focusing on more than one demographic. Hot off the Galaxy S announcements a few weeks ago, the mid-range Intercept has landed at Sprint. Complete with Android 2.1, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 3G connectivity, the replacement to the Samsung...

Introduction I’ve always been fond of mid-range QWERTY devices, because let’s be honest – not everyone needs a smartphone. There’s a demographic out there that sends text messages and makes phone calls, but doesn’t browse the web. At times, I feel like a great deal of coverage centers around the high-end devices,...

The idea of a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera had been circulating for many years before Panasonic and Olympus announced the Micro Four Thirds camera system in August 2008, so it’s not surprising that they didn’t have the market to themselves for very long. Back when there was still only one Micro Four...

Samsung has had mixed results with touch-screen phones with full keyboards. Verizon’s Samsung Glyde had its share of faults, but we liked the Samsung Impression for AT&T quite a bit. Fortunately, the new Samsung Rogue for Verizon Wireless is no slouch. Not only is it a touch-screen and keyboard combo handset, but...